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IE8 will render in true standards mode, by default 2008-03-04 09:24:49 In what is probably one of the most fantastic bit of news to come out of Redmond in a long time, Microsoft has announced today that IE8 will, by default, interpret web content in the most standards compliant way it can.
Posted on the IEBlog, Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager for the Internet Explorer
True learning 2008-03-04 09:19:10
Emphasis on the education of science and technology and newly increased stress on the tests before admission to the universities, medical or engineering colleges, tend to make us forget the hardcore fact that in our country it is classy to teach by burrowing in knowledge rather than stirring the creative imagination.
The tuition culture 2008-03-04 09:16:40
Tuition centres have a high prominence in present Pakistani society. Every next student, whether gifted or average, rich or poor, is taking tuitions, which has made this culture
take root in the present educational system.
Yahoo faces another lawsuit from China 2008-03-01 05:43:50 According to various reports, Yahoofaces
another lawsuit over its actions in China
. Several Chinese men are suing Yahoo and its Hong Kong subsidiary claiming they were harmed because of Yahoo’s recent cooperation with the Chinese government.
Effective strategies for students 2008-02-28 10:40:33 Hundreds of millions of people have learned a second language. None of them did it without a strategy. That is, a second language did not simply drop into their brains full
Helping stragglers in middle school get going 2008-02-28 10:27:02 Ever so often the parents of middle
school students find themselves facing a conundrum as they gradually withdraw the academic help that they have been providing their child throughout the junior school years. They expect to see the child working independently Read more:Helping
Windows Server 2008 as SP-1? Really? 2008-02-28 10:18:02 For CIOs and IT managers used to waiting for the first security patch before adopting new server operating systems, Microsoft’s announcement that Windows
Server 2008 will begin shipping in a few weeks as Service Pack 1 (SP-1) took many by surprise and now Read more:Windows Server
Nokia demonstrates the future of mobile devices 2008-02-28 10:14:29 Yesterday in New York, Nokia
demonstrated the flexibility of mobile devices.
Morph, a joint nanotechnology venture between the NRC (Nokia Research Center) and the University of Cambridge, is demonstrating how future mobile devices might be stretchable and flexible, allowing users to transform their mobile devices into radically different shapes.
Another brick in the wall? 2008-02-27 03:48:02 IN a country like Pakistan, where teaching from books to students forms an integral part of the educational system, the textbook plays a significant role unlike developed countries where education is not merely imparted through books. Thus, a shortage of textbooks, or their unavailability for that matter, at the start of each academic year does [...]
Things to do before installing windows vista 2008-03-11 10:20:44
Windows vista is the latest operating system from Microsoft currently.Lots of peoples are installing and enjoying windows vista even its system requirement is high users want to
Buffalo’s MiniStation Turbo Crams 500GB 2008-03-11 10:12:09 Buffalo
’s managed to cram 500GB into this MiniStation Turbo
, which is a small, portable, 5400RPM USB hard drive with “shock absorbing material” to protect from unintended drops. Buffalo claims that it’s got up to 30% faster transfer rates than “most USB hard drives”, but chances are you’re going to be buying this for the size [...]
New knowledge through new skills 2008-03-11 09:46:31 “Children cannot be effective in tomorrow’s world if they are trained in yesterday’s skills.” (Tylor 2004). To cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world, we have to acquaint our students with new knowledge and skills. And for this the role of information
Is Google showing signs of a major slowdown? 2008-03-09 14:26:55 Overall, clicks on ads placed on Google
didn’t change much from January of last year to January of this year, according to the latest numbers from comScore. In fact, on average, clicks were actually down about 12 percent from the last three months of last year. Read more:signs
Now all Vista users can Dream 2008-03-14 06:48:40 Windows Vista
Ultimate users
are no longer the only ones who can run animated wallpaper on their desktop. Software developer Stardock has released a free preview of DeskScapes 2.0 which enables all users of Windows Vista to run .DREAM animated Read more:Dream
Is Microsoft buying Yahoo a good thing? 2008-03-17 10:20:47 Some critics are saying that Microsoft
’s plans to acquire Yahoo
might not be such a good idea after all. They say that, long-term, it wouldn’t serve the Internet community in the best interest, the way a ‘Neutral Yahoo’ would.
Not surprisingly, one such critic comes from Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt. Without citing specifics, Schmidt added that [...]
To be a teacher 2008-03-17 10:01:58 What exactly does it take to be a teacher? After having spent half my life teaching, I still do not know the answer. Teaching is not a job like any other; it does not bring with it rewards in terms of monetary gain or a sense of satisfaction in closing a business deal and earning [...]
Learning cannot be measured by time 2008-03-17 09:54:39 There has been a flurry of excitement created by the recent analysis of students teaching and reading times, subject by subject, university by university. I always had the prejudice that science students spent more time – on paper at least – in pursuit of knowledge. Read more:Learning
En route to literacy 2008-03-17 06:10:59 One would get the shock of his life after finding out the literacy
rate of Zimbabwe. It’s 90.7 per cent according to the CIA Fact Book, 2003 estimate. But wait a minute … this is Zimbabwe, a socially and economically deprived African country with just over 12 million inhabitants, and not China or Japan, world’s [...] Read more:route
Microsoft plans to acquire Rapt 2008-03-17 06:08:41 Earlier today, Microsoft
said it plans
to acquire Rapt Inc., a provider of advertising yield management solutions for digital media publishers.
With its information and advisory services offerings, Rapt’s technology will become key components of the Atlas Publisher Suite, part of Microsoft’s Advertiser and Publisher
AOL Buys Bebo 2008-03-16 14:29:23 AOL announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire social media network Bebo. With a total membership of more than 40 million worldwide, Bebo is one of the leading social networks in the UK, and is ranked number one in Ireland and New Zealand, and number three in the U.S. The acquisition [...]
Vista SP1 to hit Windows Update Tuesday, reports say 2008-03-16 14:03:40 Microsoft will release WindowsVista
Service Pack 1 next week to a wider audience, according to information posted on Amazon.com and reports from a Web site that correctly called SP1’s ship date last month. Amazon currently lists Vista SP1 retail copies as available next Wednesday, March 19, while TechARP.com, the Malaysian Web site that nailed [...] Read more:Update
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Testing… testing 2008-03-16 13:57:33 Testing is a major national issue not only for the coutry’s academicians but for everyone. Every year position holders in local examinations, when interviewed by the media, demand that the testing system be revamped.
Microsoft To Release XP SP3 Next Week 2008-03-26 03:22:06 Now that Windows Vista service pack 1 has been released, all eyes have shifted to Microsoft
’s plans for Windows XP service pack 3, the final package of updates for the trusty OS. And, according to at least one source, Microsoft will roll out XP SP3 next Read more:Release
Fujitsu to Release World’s First 7200-RPM 320 GB 2.5″ HDD 2008-03-27 06:21:22 Fujitsu Limited today announced its new MHZ2 BJ series of 2.5″ hard disk drives that feature a rotational speed of 7200 RPM and capacities up to 320 GB Sales of the new series will begin at the end of June 2008. The new series is designed for use in high-performance PCs, such as high-end notebook [...] Read more:Fujitsu
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Flaws found in Safari browser for Windows 2008-03-27 06:19:22 An Argentinian security researcher has discovered two flaws in Apple’s Safari
for Windowsbrowser
. Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian said the vulnerabilities could allow hackers to remotely take control of a victim’s computer. He described the most serious flaw as a
Citigroup says Microsoft likely to raise Yahoo offer 2008-03-26 14:33:03 Citigroup
said it is likelyMicrosoft
Corp will raise
its $31-per-share offer for Yahoo
Inc and upgraded Yahoo shares to “buy” from “hold.”
The brokerage also raised its price target on Yahoo’s stock to $34 from $31, saying it believed Microsoft remained committed to its offer and “is capable of and willing to” increase that bid [...]
Mozilla fixes 10 Firefox flaws, half seen as ‘critical’ 2008-03-26 14:25:25 Mozilla Corp. patched 10 vulnerabilities, half of them marked “critical
,” in its open-source browser as it updated Firefox
to Version 2.0.0.13. The new Mozilla Messaging Inc. spin-off, however, was not able to provide a matching update to its Thunderbird e-mail Read more:Mozilla
Shift Linux 0.6.5 Released 2008-03-26 14:21:22 Shift Linux
0.6.5 is the first public preview release of Shift Linux One. The version number may be confusing, but the team is focused on a solid 1.0 release soon. Shift Linux comes in 3 different flavors, Gnome, Lite, and KDE. All 3 are based on brand-new Ubuntu Hardy Beta 1 packages.
We have also added [...] Read more:Shift
Yahoo supports Google social network applications 2008-03-26 14:16:56 Yahoo Inc said on Tuesday that it supports a program by archrival Google
Inc to develop applications for social network
s and will help create a joint foundation to keep it alive.
Google launched its OpenSocial network in November to lure developers already creating popular Web applications on social networks like Facebook.
Yahoo, Google and News Corp-owned [...] Read more:Yahoo
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